Eipper QUICKSILVER GT UNREG

Summary

On 28 May 1984 at about 19:40 local time, a Eipper QUICKSILVER GT registered UNREG, operated by Larry Lewis, was involved in an accident near Lithia, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 May 1984 at 19:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Lithia, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Eipper QUICKSILVER GT

Registration

UNREG

Category

Ultralight

Engines

1

Operator

Larry Lewis

Operating rule

Part 103: Ultralight

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dover → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA84FU005

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ULTRALIGHT CRASHED IN THE BACKYARD OF A FRIENDS HOUSE AS THE PLT CIRCLED AT LOW ALT WHILE WAVING AND SHOUTING TO BE SEEN. THE ACFT APPEARED TO WITNESSES TO STALL BEFORE FALLING ON THE RIGHT WING TO THE GROUND FROM ABOUT 50 FT AGL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER IMPACT. NO MALFUNCTIONS OF EQUIPMENT WERE FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE TOXICOLOGY REPORT SHOWED A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF .084 PERCENT FOR THE PLT. AT TAMPA, FL, THE 1550 EDT WIND WAS BLOWING FROM 140 DEG AT 13 GUSTING 19 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.